Farage makes a sober start, with little time for the pub

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For a man ostentatiously building a reputation as Britain’s most clubbable
politician, Nigel Farage showed remarkable self-restraint as the results of
UKIP’s political breakthrough began to filter through to him on Thursday
night.

After a late-night television appearance and an upbeat briefing on his party’s
election fortunes, he decided not to crack open the claret. Instead, the
UKIP leader took the unusual step of accepting the advice of his media team
and headed to bed at about 12.30am.

It turned out to be a wise decision. The interview requests began to pour in
by 5.45am yesterday as it became clear

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Nigel Farage got up early to meet the press

May 4 2013 Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Nigel Farage got up early to meet the press

May 4 2013 Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

He was made up for a BBC interview with Huw Edwards

May 4 2013 Jeff Overs/BBC/PA

He did get round to lifting a pint at the Marquis of Granby pub in Westminster, at the request of the media